The Canceled Game Shows of 1991

[@MrRight80]

The Challengers podiums looks like a Jeopardy set up.

[@budsodastories]

They remodeled the jeopardy set a few times bet they got them from that

[@GCBlues45]

The Challengers was good show I think changing the game too much hurt the game.

[@Tazzer88]

After going back and watching some of the reruns on BUZZR, I have to say that Match Game '90 is definitely an underrated version of the show. Playing for money instead of straight matches and the introduction of the Match-Up rounds really gave a nice change of pace to the classic formula.

[@marcpower4167]

My only gripe with the match up game was the 2nd one with added time and double values rendered the first round kinda meaningless. The Canadian revival from a few years ago I think did it right by just having 1 match up round.

[@colleen4ever]

Now it seems that with "25 Words Or Less" and "Person, Place, Or Thing" it seems like afternoon game shows are making a comeback.

[@TripSoul10]

Both those shows way better than family feud.

[@zachhoran]

Person Place or Thing and Pictionary have been cancelled.

[@SlobbyMcSlob]

7:10 you may be right but I LOVED TTTT 90. I got GSN back in 2005 after losing it in 1999 and Truth 90 was the first show I saw. That amazing version of the theme song really molded into my ears.

[@MyGuyJustinH]

The Krypton Factor is really underrated. I'm surprised that it never has been brought back to the United States. You did an amazing job on this video, Mark.

[@brandonperkins176]

Get The Picture was my joint as a kid

[@MSP10julia]

me too on Nick GaS, especially with a then 24-Year-Old Mike O’Malley who’s bringing the excitement and the POWER SURGING ENERGY!

[@TripSoul10]

Season 1 of the show awesome. Season 2 with the changes to bonus rounds and payouts didn't like.

[@ThandrieDavis]

The Challengers was brilliant. Criminally underrated.

[@MyGuyJustinH]

Agreed 👍

[@douglastrapasso3441]

I could see a reboot working on CNN or MSNBC. Late night filler if nothing else. How about Kasie Hunt as host?

[@budsodastories]

Well done video man more of these awesome presentation

[@a.grimes4202]

MG ’90 was cancelled due to airing at Noon on ABC at a time when local noon newscasts were gaining popularity. ABC gave all its affiliates a choice, and most sadly (but understandably) decided to go with news, causing MG ’90 to be completely pre-empted on most ABC affiliates, leading to its early demise. Ross Shafer actually did an excellent job as host, having to host the main series, as Bert Convy’s health issue was actually brain cancer, and he sadly died on July 15, 1991, just around 3½ weeks after MG ’90 was cancelled following its final aired episode on June 21, 1991. And as good as Bert did, it still disappoints me to this day that Gene Rayburn, who was intereated in hosting a 4th version of the show (If MG-HSH is to be counted), had his age outed and was discriminated on the basis of his age, and being snubbed for the job. That’s gratitude for ya Also, MG ’98 waa infinitely more watchable than its terrible pilot _MG2: The Match Game_ of 1996 or the even more horrendous Alec Baldwin version which ended several years ago. And speaking of stinkers, in the Pyramid series, no version is worse than GSN’s _The Pyramid_ , hosted by Mike Richards. It’s the kind of show you watch once and just wish all 40 episodes would become forever lost media.

[@marcpower4167]

To tell the truth 1990 must have had some kind of curse on it: NBC accidentally airs the pilot on premiere day hosted by Richard Kline Gordon Elliot had to leave the show after 10 weeks because another production company with whom he had recently done a pilot, claimed exclusive rights to him. (And what a shame cause he did a fantastic job) Lynn Swann got rushed in as a replacement host but had to leave after 16 weeks due to his comittments to ABC football coverage. Alex Trebek replaced Lynn, but had to miss 2 shows due to his wife suddenly going in to labor. So Mark Goodson himself filled in. (Fyi, Alex said in his book Mark still paid him for those 2 shows)

[@marcpower4167]

I thought of one you may have missed from that year: The Quiz kids challenge hosted by Jonathon Prince. The show pitted a team of 3 kids who would stay for the week competing against a different team of 3 adults each day in a quiz bowl type game.

[@rfccradioaudio1543]

Under that name for Teen Win Lose or Draw is indeed correct, Disney did reboot it as Disney's Win Lose or Draw in 2014.

[@Object336Tetris909]

1:53 If this is one of your all-time favorite games of that year, I just wished Concentration should be rebooted on ABC during the entire summer someday like they did to Press Your Luck with Elizabeth Banks.

[@ryanstrnad8442]

I mentioned up above, I believe NBC still owns the rights to Concentration, as they did when they aired it from '87-'93.

[@jrjgames]

NBC did a pilot about 3 years ago for a new Concentration along with Tic Tac Dough. Neither got on the air at the time.

[@SlobbyMcSlob]

Now THIS is more like it. Not remaking and re-uploading old videos.

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

How about The $100,000 Pyramid with John Davidson, who I felt was a terrible host.

[@rfccradioaudio1543]

The group vs group dynamic from Clash got brought back by Comedy Central for Vs. hosted by Whose Line's Greg Proops

[@colleen4ever]

7:24- We don't talk about that version, that was a disaster!

[@darrylh1971]

How about videos for cancelled game shows for these years?: 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995

[@jeremyprice7256]

USA Gonzo Games, Clash, The Krypton Factor, and Outta Here are the only games here that I cannot seem to recall.

[@jamesmoss3424]

The daytime version of Wheel of Fortune should come back one day.

[@foxmccloud7055]

You forgot about the infamous Patrick Wayne version of Tic-Tac-Dough.

[@markscapino]

I am losing brain cells in my old age, but i believe that was canceled in 1990, otherwise I would have included it.

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

​@@markscapinoYOU BLOOCK!😂😂

[@ryanstrnad8442]

First, other shows like "The new Tic Tac Dough", "Quiz Kids Challenge" & "Lets Go Back" (which was a cable series that Scott Sternberg hosted) also got cancelled around that time. Second, yes, despite an infusion of new game shows & hosts to start off the 90-91 season, everything died fast, some blame gulf war coverage for that. I more so blame competing talk shows. A few "Kisses of death" for the game show industry that happened around this time; "To Tell The Truth" not being able to find a permanent host, when "Wheel of Fortune" left CBS & returned to NBC, CBS only added an extra half hour to an already existing game show of theirs ("Family Feud") rather than replace it by starting another game show. NBC just showing reruns of "Classic Concentration" for two years starting when it returned from being off the air for a month in favor of a failed new tabloid show starting in Sept. of '91. Bert Convy getting sick & dying also didnt help matters as not only he was a good& popular host, but started his producing company with Burt Reynolds "Bert & Burt" that primarily did game shows. The 3 networks were reluctant to do morning game show blocks for years as adding more time for it's own productions (like an expanded "Today" or "Good Morning America" show), throwing in a rerun of a network sitcom or flat out giving those time slots back to their affiliates seemed like a more beneficial way to go for them.

[@ryanstrnad8442]

2:10 I believe NBC still owns the rights to Concentration. Maybe they'll pull it out some year, like they did with Password.

[@AdamJ617]

Did you forget that LMaD 90 had to replace Hilton with Monty Hall in October?

[@markscapino]

Honestly I was only aiming for tiny summaries here, but I'll be glad to do an indepth LMAD episode in the future.

[@dagdogg]

@@markscapino Also LMAD 90 was an NBC network show, not syndicated. The All New Let's Make a Deal from 1984-1986 was syndicated.

[@jameschristiansen9278]

Omission tic tac dough. 😊

[@markscapino]

Thought that was canceled in 1990 tbh

[@jameschristiansen9278]

@ I apologize you are correct, it did get canceled in December of 1990 but reruns were until march of 91, I thought it was on until 91. Btw love your videos big fan 🙂

[@williamhaynes7089]

every old show needed a non white host in the modern age

[@jeromehoward1249]

Let's Make A Deal '90 was on NBC daytime.

[@thomasdinsmore5866]

What about tic tac dough 90s

[@markscapino]

According to my research it was canceled in 1990

[@darrylh1971]

@@markscapino And Quiz Kids Challenge, a show from the 1990-1991 season, was cancelled before 1991 began.

[@joes3-e13]

Game shows over the years are gimmicked up to the point where it's impossible to watch them anymore. Some shows like match game or 3 on a match need to be straddle for next taping. Shows like jackpot don't need 16 players that can be cut down to 3 players. Sometimes game shows don't get type of players they need for that game, which could lead to it to being cancel.